First things first: Villa need to appoint a new manager, but it is difficult to do that while the club is up for sale. There is so much instability at Aston Villa, but they need to decide Remi Garde's successor as soon as possible and give him as much time as possible to shape the team in his image this summer.

Shane Callaghan

Shane is a Dublin-based sports writer who swapped the football pitch for the press box upon learning that he was better with a pen than with a round bit of leather. Prior to joining HITC, Shane enjoyed spells with Sports Mole and Goal.com among others, while he was also club reporter for Irish football club Drogheda United.